Ben Barnes performing at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC on January 30, 2025. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Tinashe | Washington DC
Tinashe performing at The Anthem in Washington, DC on November 1, 2024. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Latto | Washington DC
Latto (with support from Mariah the Scientist) performing at The Anthem in Washington, DC on October 28, 2024. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Meg Smith | Washington DC
Meg Smith performing at The Atlantis in Washington, DC on June 12, 2024. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Project GLOW Festival | Washington DC
Project GLOW Festival featuring Wax Motif, Said The Sky, TroyBoi, and Nostalgix in Washington, DC on April 28, 2024. All photos taken by Emma Zanger.
flipturn | Washington DC
From bittersweet beginnings practicing in a Fernandina Beach, Florida garage, to finding their footing playing countless sold-out headline shows across the country, flipturn is a five-piece indie band that is worth rooting for. From hearing their music for the very first time years ago, to now finally getting the opportunity to see them play live for the first time, flipturn has an infectious spirit about them that is impossible to ignore.
Band members Dillon Basse (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Tristan Duncan (lead guitar), Madeline Jarman (bass), Mitch Fountain (synth), and Devon VonBalson (drums) sound as if they were born to play music together. It is clear from the first moment they step on stage that these bandmates have an unbreakable bond with one another and that they each serve as an essential piece to the puzzle that is flipturn.
Once the band takes the stage, it’s not long before their set ignites with “Churches,” an electric and high-energy track that also happens to be one of the band’s first releases back in 2018. From the start of the set, flipturn’s energy is kinetic, inviting the crowd to reflect that energy right back to them. From the constant stream of dancing, jumping, and crowd engagement, it is a captivating experience to watch this band play a live show.
While flipturn’s setlist included nearly two hours worth of addictive songs from their 2022 debut album Shadowglow as well as some fan favorites from the band’s early beginnings like “Chicago,” flipturn was also gracious enough to play a few new, unreleased tracks for the crowd. If these new songs are any predictor of what’s in store next for flipturn, we should all be very excited.
As their set reached to its conclusion, the crowd roared for an encore, and flipturn listened. Back to the stage they came, still not having lost even an ounce of their energy, to flawlessly cover and put their own spin on The Strokes’ “Reptilia.”
The ethos of flipturn lies within the band’s kindred spirit and love for music, both of which shine through during every single one of their live shows on the Something More Tour, which is an experience that fans of flipturn will cherish forever.
Words by Sara Welden
Photos by Ashton Sotiro
Goth Babe | Washington DC
Goth Babe (with support from flipturn) performing at The Anthem in Washington, DC on May 6, 2023. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Bryce Vine | Washington DC
Bryce Vine performing at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on March 20, 2023. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Sun Room | Washington DC
Sun Room performing at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on March 14, 2023. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Fitz and The Tantrums | Washington DC
Fitz and The Tantrums performing at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on February 6, 2023. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Omar Apollo | Washington DC
Omar Apollo performing at The Anthem in Washington, DC on November 17, 2022. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Walk The Moon | Washington DC
Walk The Moon performing at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on November 10, 2022. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Jukebox The Ghost | Washington DC
Jukebox The Ghost performing at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on October 27, 2022. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Mt. Joy | Washington DC
Mt. Joy performing at The Anthem in Washington, DC on October 22, 2022. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Noah Cyrus | Washington DC
Noah Cyrus performing at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on October 21, 2022. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Rare Americans | Washington DC
Rare Americans performing at Union Stage in Washington, DC on October 8, 2022. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Conor Maynard | Washington DC
Conor Maynard performing at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on September 23, 2022. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
Tori Kelly | Washington DC
Tori Kelly performing at Warner Theatre in Washington DC on October 28, 2018. All photos taken by Durante Braswell.
Boy Pablo | Washington DC
Boy Pablo performing at Union Stage in Washington DC on July 31, 2018. All photos taken by Cecilia Nguyen.
King Tuff | Washington DC
King Tuff (with support from Cut Worms) performing at Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington DC on May 16, 2018. All photos taken by Jamie Langley.